fonda

¹

[fawn-dah, fon-duh]

noun

Spanish.

plural

fondas 

1. an inn or restaurant.

Fonda

²

[fon-duh]

noun

1. Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.

2. his daughter Jane, born 1937, U.S. actress.

Fonda

/ ˈfɒndə /

noun

1. Henry . 1905–82, US film actor. His many films include Young Mr Lincoln (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Twelve Angry Men (1957), and On Golden Pond (1981) for which he won an Oscar

2. his daughter Jane . born 1937, US film actress. Her films include Klute (1971) for which she won an Oscar, Julia (1977), The China Syndrome (1979), On Golden Pond (1981), and Old Gringo (1989)

3. her brother, Peter . born 1939, US film actor, who made his name in Easy Rider (1969); later films include Ulee's Gold (1997) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Example Sentences

Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, a free-expression coalition originally formed by Hollywood stars in 1947 to oppose the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Hollywood blacklist.

From Salon

Fonda, joined by more than 800 members of the entertainment industry including Spike Lee, Billie Eilish, Pedro Pascal and others announced the revival this week, citing concerns about renewed government efforts to “silence critics in the government, the media, the judiciary, academia and the entertainment industry.”

From Salon

In a video posted Wednesday, Fonda, 87, said the goal was not to form another organization but to “grow a movement” centered on “creative, nonviolent noncooperation.”

From Salon

The original Committee for the First Amendment included actors such as Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Humphrey Bogart, Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra, who traveled to Washington in 1947 to oppose anti-Communist hearings targeting the film industry.

From Salon

Celebrated for decades as Hollywood royalty, Jane Fonda could easily be living a comfortable life of extravagance and leisure.

From Los Angeles Times